# NTSB FTW75DQD16: Callair A-3, N33356, Alpine, TX, February 27, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 27, 1975
- Place: Alpine, TX · ALPINE, TX
- Location: 30.3639° N, 103.6645° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alpine, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3639&lon=-103.6645&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 21, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148030
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75DQD16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DQD16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0283  75/2/27    ALPINE,TX           CALLAIR A-3         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 214
        TIME - 1030                    N33356              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALPINE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALPINE,TX                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- ACFT HIT GUY WIRE ON SHORT FINAL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N33356](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N33356), registered now, S/N 112, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CALLAIR A-3
- Registry model: [Callair A-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/callair-a-3) (registry code 1850106) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Alpine Muni

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750227002979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750227002979A), Feb 27, 1975: Airpts A3, Alpine, TX, Substantial damage. Acft hit guy wire on short final.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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